Superman-related November 2022 Solicitations

DC Comics has released their November 2022 solicitations, and we’ve highlighted for you all the Superman-related comics and products listed.

COMIC BOOKS

SUPERMAN: KAL-EL RETURNS SPECIAL #1
Written by MARK WAID, SINA GRACE,
ALEX SEGURA, and MARV WOLFMAN
Art by MAX RAYNOR, DEAN HASPIEL,
JACK HERBERT, and REILLY BROWN
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
1:25 variant cover by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/29/22
Kal-El has returned from his long sojourn to Warworld, but
what ramifications does this hold for the broader DC Universe?
In this special issue, we’ll spotlight Kal-El’s reunion with the Dark Knight, Jimmy Olsen, the Justice League, and…Lex Luthor?! Plus: witness the never-before-revealed look at the moments leading to Superman’s abduction by Pariah in the Dark Crisis event! The march toward Action Comics #1050 continues in this essential special volume!

DARK CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #6
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Variant cover by CULLY HAMNER
1:25 variant cover by CRYSTAL KUNG
1:50 variant cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
1:100 foil variant cover by DANIEL SAMPERE and ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ
Black Adam movie variant cover by BEN OLIVER
Infinite Crisis homage variant cover by ARIEL COLON
$4.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 7 | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/8/22
War erupts as more heroes are taken at the hands of Pariah!
The fate of the Multiverse depends on the young heroes of the DCU as they clash with Deathstroke and the Dark Army! Can the resurrected Justice League race home to Earth-Zero in time to join the fight…even if it could mean that not everyone gets to return?! And what dark powerhouse rises on the battlefield? Do not miss this incredible breakneck battle royale!

DARK CRISIS: WAR ZONE #1
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG, DELILAH S. DAWSON, JEREMY ADAMS, FRANK TIERI, and STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
Art by GEORGE KAMBADAIS, DANIEL BAYLISS, FERNANDO PASARIN, MATT RYAN, and SERG ACUÑA
Cover by RAFAEL SARMENTO
Variant cover by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO and PRASAD RAO
1:25 variant cover by DAN JURGENS, NORM RAPMUND, and ALEX SINCLAIR
$5.99 US | 48 pages | one-shot (all covers are card stock)
On sale 12/6/22
A BOOTS-ON-THE-GROUND VIEW OF DARK CRISIS!
As the Hall of Justice falls, get new perspectives on the various conflicts while the battles across Dark Crisis rage on! With the classic Justice League members gone, see how members of the next generation such as Red Canary and The Flash Family deal with the chaos in this key chapter of the saga leading into Dark Crisis #7.

DARK CRISIS: YOUNG JUSTICE #6
Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by LAURA BRAGA
Cover by MAX DUNBAR
Variant cover by TODD NAUCK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
Superboy, Robin, Impulse, Wonder Girl,Arrowette; and Red Tornado are all reunited, but is it too late for them to face down the unmitigated and unhinged power of Mickey Mxyzptlk? Young Justice will have to let their old wounds heal quickly if they’re going to escape from Mickey’s fake universe and rejoin the real DCU to help join the final battle of Dark Crisis!

DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS #4
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Pencils by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Inks by ANDY LANNING
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Homage variant cover by DAN MORA
Acetate variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by FRANCESCO MATTINA
1:50 variant cover by SUN KHAMUNAKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 4 of 8 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
Nothing is what the heroes of Earth thought it was. The shocking truth is finally revealed and the fate of all of existence hangs in the balance. Lobo joins the fight, but will the main man help or hinder the greatest heroes in the universe as they gather to fight the galactic armada of the undead?

DCEASED: WAR OF THE UNDEAD GODS #5
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Pencils by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Inks by ANDY LANNING
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
Homage wraparound variant
cover by BEN OLIVER
Acetate variant cover by KAEL NGU
1:25 variant cover by JAY ANACLETO
1:50 variant cover by SUN KHAMUNAKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 8 |
Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/20/22
A greater chaotic force enters the battle, and in so doing threatens reality itself. As more heroes fall, and whole galaxies are lost, the most powerful forces across the cosmos must stop watching from the sidelines and finally act.

NUBIA & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE SPECIAL #1
Written by BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and STEPHANIE WILLIAMS
Art by AMANCAY NAHUELPAN and ALITHA MARTINEZ
Cover by TRAVIS MOORE
Variant cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
Nubia 50th anniversary variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
1:25 foil variant cover by TRAVIS MOORE
$5.99 | 48 pages | One-shot | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/29/22
In honor of her 50th anniversary, Nubia is joining the Justice League! After years separated from Man’s World, the Amazons’ most powerful warrior and now queen has been called in to save the day and work alongside the world’s greatest heroes. What danger awaits our hero and her new teammates? Find out in this special that shows a bright new future for the character!

WONDER WOMAN #793
Written by BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and JORDIE BELLAIRE
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE
Variant cover by CLAY MANN
90s Cover Month variant cover by JEN BARTEL
1:25 variant cover by JOE QUINONES
Nubia 50th anniversary variant cover by JOSHUA “SWAY” SWABY
$4.99 | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/8/22
The Trinity reunited! With Superman’s recent return from Warworld, he, Batman, and Wonder Woman have been called to the Justice League’s abandoned Watchtower to save their planet from an Imperium invasion! Do they still have what it takes? Or has the time away from one another left Earth open to attacks from throughout the universe that the strongest heroes can’t stop?

SUPERMAN #75 SPECIAL EDITION
Written by DAN JURGENS
Art and cover by DAN JURGENS and BRETT BREEDING
Cover by DAN JURGENS and BRETT BREEDING
$3.99 US | 32 Pages
ON SALE 11/1/22
Superman and Doomsday go toe-to-toe in Metropolis and the Man of Steel falls! In 1992, the death of Superman shocked the world and changed the DC Universe forever. Now’s your chance to own a piece of comic book history in a special edition featuring the iconic tale and interviews with the original creative team just in time for the 30th anniversary!

ACTION COMICS #1049
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by MIKE PERKINS
Backup art by DAVID LAPHAM
Cover by STEVE BEACH
Variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
’90s Cover Month variant cover by ROGER CRUZ
1:25 Kal-El Returns arc variant cover by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/22/22
“KAL-EL RETURNS” PART 5—THE EPIC CROSSOVER BETWEEN ACTION COMICS AND SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL CONTINUES!
We’re only one month away from the mammoth Action Comics #1050, and tensions between the Super-Family and Lex Luthor have never been higher. Meanwhile, in the Fortress of Solitude, Steel, Supergirl, and Kong Kenan repel an alien invasion!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #9
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by PAOLO RIVERA
’90s Cover Month variant cover by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO and PRASAD RAO (PRESSY)
1:25 variant cover by STEVE BEACH
1:50 variant cover by AFUA RICHARDSON
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
Batman and Superman are on a quest to train the mysterious new hero Boy Thunder… but what’s that in the dark? A faint noise…sounds like a laugh? Uh-oh. The Joker is here and he’s got his own plans for a super-powered sidekick! Someone hide all the crowbars, quick!

DARK KNIGHTS OF STEEL #8
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by YASMINE PUTRI
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant cover by J.G. JONES
1:25 variant cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 8 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/1/22
The battle between the Three Kingdoms has begun in brutal fashion, and to call the opening salvo anything less than shocking is an understatement! Can the Trinity stop further bloodshed? Or has all-out war truly begun?

DC VS. VAMPIRES #11
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and JAMES TYNION IV
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT
Cover by GUILLEM MARCH
Variant cover by NATHAN SZERDY
1:25 variant cover by STEVE BEACH
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 11 of 12 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/22/22
Humanity’s final battles against King Nightwing and his vampire armies have seemingly failed on all three fronts. Who lives? Who dies? As all hope is extinguished, will the surviving heroes be able to stop the extinction of the human race?

DC VS. VAMPIRES: ALL-OUT WAR #5
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG and ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by PASQUALE QUALANO
Backup written by MATTHEW MANNING
Backup art by ACKY BRIGHT
Cover by ALAN QUAH
Variant cover by LEIRIX
1:25 variant cover by JAMES STOKOE
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Black and White | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
Betrayed and out of options, the pitiful remnants of the team head to a bleak and desolate Central City for one last Hail Mary as Baron Cinder’s terrifying lieutenants close in. Will a Marvel Family showdown at the end of the world snuff out humanity’s last hope, or will the team’s final desperate gamble pay off?

DC: MECH #5
Written by KENNY PORTER
Art and cover by BALDEMAR RIVAS
Variant cover by DAN MORA
1:25 variant cover by RICARDO LÓPEZ ORTIZ
1:50 variant cover by DAN MORA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/22/22
A SQUADRON DIVIDED! The Justice Squadron is in pieces. The Green Lanterns and Flash have flown off to space with their mechs to face Darkseid’s forces head-on, still unwilling to trust Superman or accept his help. Batman will need to convince Wonder Woman that Superman is ready to rejoin their team, and time is running out. Darkseid’s forces are at their full power, and Lex Luthor is getting ready to unleash his ultimate weapon on the world…enter the biomechanical nightmare that is…B1-ZAR-0!!!

MONKEY PRINCE #9
Written by GENE LUEN YANG
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
Variant INHYUK LEE
1:25 variant cover by DEREK KIRK KIM
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/6/22
Welcome to Metropolis, where crime is at an all-time low thanks to it being under the watchful eye of Superman—a.k.a. the perfect place for two henchpeople scientists a.k.a. Monkey Prince’s parents to find their next henchpeople gig at, right? Nope! They’re actually there to visitGrandpa…a.k.a. Ultra-Humanite?

MULTIVERSITY: TEEN JUSTICE #6
Written by DANNY LORE and IVAN COHEN
Art by MARCO FAILLA
Cover by ROBBI RODRIGUEZ
Variant cover by STEPHANIE HANS
Variant cover by ELEONORA CARLINI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 6 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/1/22
The epic miniseries reaches its unforgettable conclusion as a new hero makes their unexpected debut! The heroes of Teen Justice are still reeling from the loss they suffered last issue, but there’s no time to mourn. Sinestra and the other members of the Core have a plan to use all humanity as fuel for their monstrous schemes, and only Kid Quick and the surviving members of their team stand in the way. In the end, everything may depend on the super-heroic debut of…well, that would be telling.

SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL #17
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by CIAN TORMEY and RUAIRÍ COLEMAN
Cover by TRAVIS MOORE
Variant cover by JOHN GIANG
1:25 variant cover by JEFF DÉKAL
’90s Cover Month variant cover by STEVEN BUTLER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/8/22
“KAL-EL RETURNS” PART 4!
Superman and son are reunited…so why doesn’t it feel so good? Could it be because of the Lexcorp automatons threatening the safety of Metropolis? I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

SUPERMAN: SPACE AGE #3
Written by MARK RUSSELL
Art and cover by MIKE ALLRED
Variant cover by JOE QUINONES
1:25 variant cover by NICK DERINGTON
$9.99 US | 80 pages | 3 of 3 | Prestige
(all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 11/22/22
The end is nigh! As red skies reign, Superman does what he can to make the world a better place for as long as it continues to exist. But money is power in the greed-driven ’80s, and villains like Lex Luthor seem poised to win in the end. Little do they know, there are bigger things to worry about and the hero they’ve grown to hate is their only hope against this crisis! Don’t miss the riveting finale of this soon-to-be-classic miniseries!

TITANS UNITED: BLOODPACT #3
Written by CAVAN SCOTT
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by EDDY BARROWS
Variant cover by DERRICK CHEW
1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/15/22
Titans no more. As the Church of the Raven closes in on a strangely altered world, Batman and Robin face their deadliest foe yet—Starfire!

YOUNG JUSTICE: TARGETS #5
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
Card stock variant cover by MEGHAN HETRICK
$3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 6 | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 11/22/22
Just as it seemed that Superboy was about to make some headway, enter a Kryptonite-laced Metallo! Will the team be able to finally achieve their goal and rescue Perdita, or will the Lexcorp robotics factory be their final resting place? Check out this penultimate chapter to find out!

COLLECTED EDITIONS

HOUSE OF EL BOOK THREE: THE TREACHEROUS HOPE
Written by CLAUDIA GRAY
Art and cover by ERIC ZAWADZKI
$16.99 US | 208 pages | 6″ x 9″ | Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-4012-9609-4
ON SALE 2/7/23
There is no longer any doubt: Sera and Zahn have learned that Krypton’s destruction is imminent. General Zod knows this as well, but he doesn’t have the specific information our two young heroes have: there is no time to save themselves or anyone else.
Zod, meanwhile, is working on an elaborate plot to make it apparent that he is the only one who can possibly save Krypton. He’ll displace the ruling tribunes and take control of Krypton himself!
In this final book of the graphic novel trilogy, two teenagers on opposite sides of the same extinction-level event get drawn deeper into conspiracies that could doom them both—if the planet doesn’t self-destruct first.

DARK NIGHTS: METAL OMNIBUS
Written by SCOTT SNYDER, JAMES TYNION IV, and others
Art by GREG CAPULLO, JIM LEE, ANDY KUBERT,
JOHN ROMITA JR., and others
Cover by GREG CAPULLO and JONATHAN GLAPION
$125.00 US | 760 pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-77951-703-6
Direct Market Variant ISBN: 978-1-77952-109-5
ON SALE 1/10/23
An evil force as old as time has emerged from the nightmare realm known as the Dark Multiverse. But it’s not just any nightmares that have spilled out of this void. They call themselves the Dark Knights: twisted versions of Batman, each from a world where one of his worst fears has come true. To defeat them, Batman and the Justice League must undergo an impossible quest to find the mysterious metals capable of repelling the Dark Knights and their master, the fearsome Barbatos. If they fail, everything they’ve ever known will be plunged into eternal darkness.
Prepare to have your world rocked with this omnibus, which collects Dark Nights: Metal #1-6, plus tie-in stories from Dark Days: The Forge #1, Dark Days: The Casting #1, Batman: The Red Death #1, Batman: The Devastator #1, Batman: The Merciless #1, Batman: The Murder Machine #1, Batman: The Drowned #1, Batman: The Dawnbreaker #1, Dark Nights: The Batman Who Laughs #1, Batman: Lost #1, Hawkman: Found #1, Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1, Nightwing #29, The Flash #33, Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #32, Green Arrow #32, Suicide Squad #26, Teen Titans #12, and Justice League #32-33.

EARTH-PRIME
Written by CAMRUS JOHNSON, NATALIE ABRAMS, KELLY LARSON, ADAM MALLINGER, JAI JAMISON, ANDREW WONG, LAUREN FIELDS, DANIEL PARK, JAMES ROBINSON, PAULA SEVENBERGEN, EMILY PALIZZI, JESS CARSON, JEFF HERSH, and THOMAS POUND
Art by CLAYTON HENRY, TOM GRUMMETT, NORM RAPMUND, PAUL PELLETIER, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LÓPEZ, JONAS TRINDADE, ANDREW HENNESSY, JERRY ORDWAY, DAVID LAUENTE, PABLO M. COLLAR, and WILL ROBSON
Cover by KIM JACINTO
$19.99 US | 240 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77951-829-3
ON SALE 1/10/23
The creative minds behind The CW’s hottest DC superhero shows are bringing their talents and the characters they’ve made so popular to comic books in a can’t-miss event! Set in the CWverse, the series features Ryan Wilder, a.k.a. Batwoman, making her costumed comic book debut, Superman and Lois’s first anniversary, the Legends of Tomorrow, Stargirl, the Flash, and more! While each issue focuses on a different series, a threat lurks in the background, out to finally bring these heroes to their knees! Collects Earth-Prime #1-6.

JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art and cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
$16.99 US | 160 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77951-741-8
ON SALE 12/6/22
One thousand years in the future, a Legion of Super-Heroes comes together to dedicate their lives to recapturing the great Age of Heroes of the 21st century. When the heroes discover that reality is falling to a great darkness in both times simultaneously, the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes must team up to stop it all. But what is the connection between the secrets of the new Gold Lanterns and the coming of the Great Darkness? A monumental DC epic event miniseries! Collects Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes #1-6.

SUPERMAN RED & BLUE
Written by JOHN RIDLEY, MARGUERITE BENNETT, MARK WAID, G. WILLOW WILSON, BRANDON EASTON, STEVEN T. SEAGLE, and others
Art by WES CRAIG, JILL THOMPSON, STEVE LIEBER, CLAYTON HENRY, CHRISTIAN WARD, FRANCIS MANAPUL, JOE QUINONES, and others
Cover by GARY FRANK
$24.99 US | 272 pages | Softcover | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″
ISBN: 978-1-77951-747-0
ON SALE 12/27/22
Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red-and-blue streak in the sky, it’s not a bird…it’s not a plane…it’s Superman. Collected for the first time in softcover in its entirety, this Eisner-nominated anthology series showcases fresh new visions of the Man of Steel in his two signature colors!
Collecting Superman Red & Blue #1-6.